By Kaitlyn Byer Layers of my ghostly flesh Cremated by the tones of My culture I am no longer a who But a what What are you? A gringo showing up to our parranda With her colonizer blood Mami bears the weight Of marrying a white man Of failing to teach me her mother tongue … Continue reading To those who see me
For Mami
By Kaitlyn Byer moth·er noun a woman in relation to her child or children. verb bring up (a child) with care and affection. For Mami: I always loved your light bronze skin with hints of olive. I remembered it being soft as snow, as if the concept of aging simply never applied to you. Your … Continue reading For Mami
Academy of the Heart And Mind 